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Finland's Enforcement System

Finland's Enforcement System. Enforcement in brief. Enforcement forms part of the administration of justice; combined with court proceedings it forms the system of due process

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Finland's Enforcement System

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  1. Finland's Enforcement System

  2. Enforcement in brief • Enforcement forms part of the administration of justice; combined with court proceedings it forms the system of due process • Enforcement powers are held by central government; under the Constitution, tasks involving any significant exercise of public powers can only be delegated to public authorities • Enforcement authorities execute judgements and collect directly distrainable debts

  3. Function – Objective – Methods – Effectiveness – Values • Function: Execution of judgements and directly discernible debts • Objective: Efficient, high-quality and financially viable enforcement System • Methods: Leadership, tools, know-how, motivation • Effectiveness: Fair due process and social order, preventing negligence, strong payment ethics • Values: Justice, efficiency, service ability

  4. Enforcement organisation, administrative (Ministry of Justice) | The National Administrative Office for Enforcement | 22 Local Enforcement Offices

  5. Enforcement organisation, judicial Supreme Court | Courts of Appeal | District Courts | Bailiffs – Rectification of decisions

  6. Enforcement districts

  7. Enforcement is • Independent application of the law • Carried out by enforcement authorities • Based on the Enforcement Code, which provides bailiffs with direct and extensive powers to use coercive measures and access the required information on debtors

  8. Enforcement statistics 2013 • EUR 1,031 billion paid to creditors • Approximately 538,000 debtors pending during the year • 238,000 debtors pending at year end • Approximately 3,000,000 enforcement cases received • Debts in the cases received accounted for approximately EUR 2.7 billion • 46.0% of debts collected when enforcement was applied • 50.0% of the owed monies collected • Average processing time came to 6.9 months • Approximately 1,280 employees • 84 district bailiffs • Approximately 600 deputy bailiffs • Approximately 600 administrative employees

  9. The National Administrative Office for Enforcement • Began on 1 January 2010 • Functions transferred from the Ministry of Justice and the Regional State Administrative Agencies • Headquarters in Turku, office in Helsinki, 24 employees • Administrative management, steering, development and supervision of enforcement

  10. Director of the National Administrative Office for Enforcement • Administrative Unit Development and Legal • Supervision Unit Unit • Financial and - Auditing - Complaints and claims for • Personnel damages • Administration • Budgetary planning - Training - Represents the government in • Nominations - Development trials • Disciplinary matters - IT - Advice and opinions

  11. Development of enforcement • 1996 Major organisational reform • 2004 IT reform Uljas • 2007 Payment system reform • 2008 Organisational reform (22 offices) • 2008 New legislation (Enforcement Code) • 2010 Two-tier administration (NAOE) • 2011 Nationwide special debt collection • 2011 Number of offices closed

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